Academy converter · Leicestershire

Outwoods Edge Primary School

4–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139038URN

21 Redwood Road, Loughborough, LE11 2LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.5 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

146 applications for 45 places · 49th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 23 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

146 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 3.2; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	146	3.2	42	0.93
Sep 2025	55	143	2.6	54	0.98
Sep 2024	60	161	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2023	60	150	2.5	59	0.98
Sep 2022	60	137	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2021	59	127	2.2	60	1.02
Sep 2020	60	140	2.3	71	1.18
Sep 2019	60	161	2.7	78	1.30
Sep 2018	60	125	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2017	57	140	2.5	69	1.21
Sep 2016	58	116	2.0	62	1.07
Sep 2015	58	125	2.2	62	1.07
Sep 2014	58	116	2.0	63	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 72% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%59th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	2%	107	105
2023/24	39%	2%	105	103
2022/23	53%	2%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Outwoods Edge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lift Beacon
1.2 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Mountfields Lodge School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Holywell Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

5.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
2.4 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
2.6 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139038 · 855/2169
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Outwoods Edge Community Primary School (URN 119977)
Address: 21 Redwood Road, Loughborough, LE11 2LD
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources